The Gacha and the Embarrassment

“Um, that, Huaimo, and Huaimo’s friend, I—I can’t eat all of this. You two should have some.”

Qian Tangjin stood there, looking a bit flustered as she met my gaze. She was holding two plates, each laden with delicious food that made one’s mouth water.

I swallowed hard. These were treats I only got to enjoy occasionally, and now they were laid out before me. My stomach was practically growling with anticipation.

But I couldn’t accept—not after learning today that she was a true gourmand, a girl who could recite the menu from memory without flinching. To prevent any future embarrassment, allow me to deliver a pun.

“If you can’t eat that much, then don’t—mmph!”

Quick as a flash, I clamped my hand over Caiheng’s big mouth to shut him up. This guy was way too straightforward. Not only did he miss the implication, but couldn’t he read the atmosphere?!

“Just keep writing. Why care so much?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Seeing him nod, I finally let go and turned to Qian Tangjin.

“It’s okay, go ahead and eat. I don’t mind.”

Heh. My ‘I don’t mind’ had a double meaning: first, I didn’t mind that she was a foodie; second, she shouldn’t mind our gazes. Perfect. Even someone like me, who barely knows how to flirt, could handle this reply. See, Caiheng? Take notes!

“Ah, okay, I understand, Huaimo.”

Qian Tangjin nodded knowingly, gave me a charming smile, and carrying her plates, returned to her seat.

Oh, that smile was breathtaking. Perhaps the phrase “a single smile could outshine all beauties” described exactly this. My heart blossomed. After staring blankly for a moment, I nervously glanced toward the door.

‘Ha, I wanted to say I was overthinking, but my heart was still pounding. Good thing my little sister wasn’t behind me, or it would be a case of “Huaimo dies from a single glance.”‘

Ah, forget it. Time to pull the gacha, time to pull. Let me show you what it means to be super lucky.

With a tap of my index finger, the phone buzzed with a “duu” sound, and a cute, tsundere voice came out.

“Ha? You think you can be my astral mentor? Well, whatever, since you’re here, you better take responsibility and show me your strength!”

Bai Jie Naiyi, the first tsundere character in the Astral Magic Academy. With her silver shoulder-length hair, cool and handsome lake-blue eyes, and—she’s a loli! A tsundere loli! So she earned the adoration of many loli and tsundere enthusiasts.

And most importantly, her max affection lines were incredibly tear-jerking. Because Naiyi lost her parents as a child and was raised in an orphanage. Due to her immense strength, she was often ostracized, making her extremely sensitive to emotions.

So when players maxed out her affection, those lines—pretty much everyone who heard them ended up putting a ring on Naiyi. Even players who never wanted to spend money fell, opening WeChat and Alipay to pay. Back then, Tieba and Weibo were ablaze with heated discussions.

You ask me? Of course, I’ll always love… well, I married her.

Hehe. (>ω･*)ﾉ

“Bai Jie Naiyi-chan!! You’re the SSR I wanted most! Oh, Huaimo! I love you!!!”

Zhibo screamed, lunging at me, hugging me tightly, burying his head in my chest and rubbing.

Instantly, the entire restaurant fell silent, everyone staring at us. Even Caiheng, who’d been writing furiously, and Tangjin, who’d been eating happily, turned to look.

‘This, I, I’m a bit embarrassed…’

‘Being confessed to by my bro in public.’

‘Well… it’s pretty normal, right? Helping my bro pull the card he wanted most—that’s normal, right? Right?!’

‘So… don’t look at us like that! You’ve got it wrong!’

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And, don’t look like you found inspiration and bow your head to keep writing love letters, Caiheng!